# Attachment D:

Response Rates and Descriptive Statistics for

WasteWise Program1 WasteWise Data 2008

- 2010

I. Overall R esponse R ate

A. Registration Form : N/A (universe of potential respondents is unknown; 100% of partners complete the

form)

B. Assessment Form

Reporting Year Number of Reports

Received Number of Active

Partners Response Rate

2008 305 1,054* 29%

2009 489 1,054* 46%

2010 372 ** 1

, 054 35%

*Estimate, based on 2010 active partners. Exact number may be different due to Partner Assurance Process implemented in 2008

. **As of April 22, 2011. WasteWise is still processing 2010 data.

II. Items of Non

- Response

A. Section II: Registration Form

- Goals

Approximately 50% of partners did not respond to th e question in this section (based on a review of a

random sample of 20 forms)

B. Sections II

- IV: Assessment Form

– number of partners who did not provide a ny response in that section

Reporting Year Section II: Waste

Prevention/Recycling Section III: Cost

Savings/Revenue Section IV: Buy Recycled

Products

2008 17 (6%) 113 (37%) 101 (33%)

2009 38 (8%) 152 (31%) 168 (34%)

2010 7 (2%) * 118 (32%) * 135 (36%) *

*As of April 22, 2011. WasteWise is still processing 2010 data.

III. Descriptive Statistics

A. Section II: Registration Form

Not Applicable: This question is now qualitative

B. Sections II

- IV of Assessment Form

1. Section II: Waste Prevention/Recycling

Reporting Year Waste Prevention

(tons) Recycling

(tons) Composting

(tons)

2008

N o. of Responses 153 270 86

Mean 18,863.14 25,373.58 23,466.81

St. Dev. 151,828.31 146,656.49 200,301.35

Median 45.00 452.02 44.90

Mode 1.25 120.17 0.60

2009

No. of Responses 184 439 133

Mean 10,278.59 21,924.22 16,162.07

St. Dev. 102,326.15 127,324.84 170,563.80

Median 13.86 279.12 60.00

Mode 0.25 0.01 5.002 2010 *

No. of Responses 204 356 129

Mean 10,751.23 17,066.09 16,616.01

St. Dev. 100,074.57 94,986.87 159,587.93

Median 29.36 383.99 50.99

Mode 0.02 31.2 0.03

**As of April 22, 2011. WasteWise is still processing 2010 data.

2. Section III: Cost Savings/Revenue

Reporting Year Waste

Prevention

Revenue Avoided Purchasing

Costs Due to Waste

Prevention Recycling

Revenue Avoided Disposal

Costs Due to Waste

Prev. and Recycling

2008

No. of Responses 59 85 119 158

Mean $2,072,424 $4,434,460 $5,778,462 $964,919

St. Dev. $ 8

, 530

, 46 1 $ 27

, 941

, 496 $ 46

, 331

, 51 2 $ 3

, 255

, 338

Median $8,918 $5,000 $72,972 $44,614

Mode $ 1000 $500 $ 2000 $1

2009

No. of Responses 6 9 148 190 228

Mean $2,273,415 $2,696,783 $1,587,731 $970,065

St. Dev. $ 9,207,472 $ 20,733,54 4 $ 10,542,795 $ 4,438,4 60

Median $4,164 $5,478 $16,896 $25,559

Mode $1,000 $1,000 $2,000 $1,000

2010*

No. of Responses 67 115 172 176

Mean $2,180,260 $1,546,416 $3,059,495 $1,014,420

St. Dev. $8,435,576 $ 9,722,155 $ 22,343,20 9 $ 3,215,818

Median $10,414 $10,160 $31,973 $30,450

$1,000 $100 $2,000 $30,000

*As of April 22, 2011. WasteWise is still processing 2010 data.

3. Section IV: B uy Recycled *

Reporting Year Current Percent Previous Percent Units Purchased ( ton s )

2008

No. of Responses 128 128 128

Mean 54% 2 9 % 29,432.45

St. Dev. 0. 3 1 0. 33 285,209.98

Median 40 % 20% 6.89

Mode 100% 0% N/A

2009

No. of Responses 199 199 199

Mean 5 7 % 3 3 % 1,458.51

St. Dev. 0.3 2 0.3 4 8,889.40

Median 4 6 % 2 9 % 4.90

Mode 100% 0% 0. 6 03 2010* *

No. of Responses 16 2 16 2 1 62

Mean 5 7 % 30% 1,976.96

St. Dev. 0. 3 1 0. 32 8,388.14

Median 46 % 2 9 % 7.83

Mode 100% 0% 3.0

* Note: Partners may provide more than one answer for this section for different products purchased.

* *As of April 22, 2011. WasteWise is still processing 2010 data.

4. Manufacture Recycled *

Reporting Year Current Percent Previous Percent Units Man ufactured

( tons )

2008

No. of Responses 1 0 1 0 1 0

Mean 82% 52 % 16,035.63

St. Dev. 0. 4 1 0. 5 2 30

, 526.20

Median 92 % 57 % 1,089.30

Mode 100 % 0 % N/A

2009

No. of Responses 19 19 19

Mean 87 % 6 6 % 18,650.21

St. Dev. 0.20 0.40 52

, 477.98

Median 98 % 80 % 779.98

Mode 1 00% 10 0 % N/A

2010*

No. of Responses 2 0 2 0 2 0

Mean 7 8 % 4 3 % 3,474.58

St. Dev. 0.34 0. 44 9

, 410.47

Median 100 % 23 % 133

. 4 0

Mode 1 00 0 N/A

* Note: Partners may provide more than one answer for this section for different products manufactured.

* *As of April 22, 2011. WasteWise is still processing 2010 data.